around MKA What are you dreams for the future? I don’t really think too far ahead. I’ll head out to Hollywood after college and see what happens. Who is the person(s) in the world – past or current – that you’d most like to meet and why? Stanley Kubrick and Alfred Hitchcock, they are not only two of the greatest directors of all time but they also seem like they’d be a lot of fun to hang out with. Your favorite book, movie or food? My favorite movie, if I had to pick just one, is probably Goodfellas. It does an amazing job of balancing drama and comedy. The editing is fantastic. It is one of those rare, near perfect films.
Hometown: Orange House: Bradley Grade started: 6th grade Hometown: Montville • House: Strong Grade Started: 6th Grade Can you tell us about the things you’re involved in – both inside school and out? I run tech for all MKA productions and events including the Winter Musical, Deetjen performances, dance concerts, assemblies and admissions and college counseling events. I’ve been President of the Film Club and Vice President of Challenge 20/20 since I was a freshman and I’m now involved in Student Government as the Secretary for my class. “MKA feels like home to me because:” For a few weeks a year, I spent seven days a week at MKA, usually without seeing the sun. MKA feels like home because I spend so much time there. What’s your favorite school subject and why? The communications classes have been, by far, my favorite courses to take at MKA. JC Svec has a knack for designing a curriculum that matches each unique group of students. What have you learned from your experiences at MKA? Murphy’s Law. Taking care of the auditorium has taught me that everything that could possibly go wrong, and even things that shouldn’t be able to go wrong, will go wrong. You can set up the lights after school one day, triple check that they work, and on Monday everything is busted again. 20 A R O U N D M K A
Can you tell us about the things things you’re involved in – both inside school and out? I am an artist through and through. I think high school is when I started to stand out as an art student in the MKA community, but I’ve always been interested in the subject. In school, I’m the layout manager for for Stylus, our annually published literary and arts magazine. Outside of school, I’ve spent my summers in art camps, taken weekly figure drawing classes, volunteered as a teacher’s assistant at the Montclair Art Museum, and tons more. This past summer, I received a Balfour Foundation Scholarship to attend RISD’s 6-week pre-college program. I’m a member of the Student Diversity Leadership Committee and also a House Captain for BRADLEY! “MKA feels like home to me because:” It is where I grew up. I have only become the person I am because I was privileged enough to attend such a great school.